Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Media Player MIDI Code Execution (MS12-004) - Ver2 (CVE-2012-0003)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0697
Date Published:	18 May 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 18 May, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-0003
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Windows Media Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Windows Media Player while handling specially crafted MIDI files. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted MIDI file with an affected version of Media Player. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Media Player MIDI Code Execution (MS12-004) - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Media Player Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Media Player MIDI Code Execution (MS12-004) - Ver2